Upton Sinclair wrote “The Jungle” in 1906 to promote socialism as it described the journey of Lithuanian immigrants to the U. S. in the early 20th century. The book becomes famous for a totally different reason than to promote socialism. What caught the public attention in the book wasn’t socialism but was rather the horror of meat packing industries. Upton Sinclair was very happy about that, but nonetheless it has achieved a considerable amount of fame and get the message of socialism is better than communism to the general public.

There are many different characters in the jungle, and these characters are different in many aspects: social status, economic status and occupation. Each character has their own meaning to their roles. Jurgis Rudkus is the main character of the novel, he is a Lithuanian immigrant trying to support his family in America. He has a wife named Ona Lukoszaite, and a son named Antanas, both are also Lithuania, but his son died not too long after give birth, it was a turning point for Jurgis. Phil Jack Duane is an experienced criminal and training as well as “political connections.

Connor is a foreman in Packingtown through Scully ‘s political connections, and a man who causes problems for Jurgis. Hundreds of thousands of European immigrants had come to the U. S. in the late 1800’s and the early 1900’s. They have a desire for success, prosperity and their own conception of the American Dream. Most immigrants believe that their lives will be completely changed for the better and the new world will bring nothing but happiness. Advertising in Europe appears to provide a bright future and economic stability for the innocent and hopeful.

Jobs with high wages and working conditions, safety elements, and the benefits seem to be a chance in a lifetime to foreigners in trouble. Little did these people know what they confront will be a complete antithesis of what they dream. Huge craze of European immigrants encountered a lack of jobs. Those who were lucky to find work would place in the factories, steel mills, or in the meat-packing industry. Jurgis Ruckus is one of unlucky immigrants. As a sweeper in the slaughterhouse, he has experienced the terrible conditions that workers face.

Along with the nightmarish working conditions, they work for nominal wages, and inflexible hours, in an atmosphere where safety is not convincing. Initially, no one for immigrants to move to, so many were immense. Jurgis would later learn about labor unions and other groups to support the workforce, but the beginning of the Americanization of his life was filled with sliced fingers, and unemployment overall a disappointment and pain “fresh start. ” Sinclair has shown in an impressive style of difficulties and obstacles that Jurgis and colleagues have suffered.

He did the workers that sounded helpless and horrible conditions, that the reader almost want to have an outlet for Jur is. Sinclair’s The Jungle is a “subliminal” form of propaganda for Socialism. At one point in our national history where the rich are very rich, and the poor are penniless, shoulder Sinclair ‘s socialism involves workers are very attractive to a loss now, hungry, poor man. Sinclair vision of socialism is not perfect and beneficial as it seems. Although it gave workers some incentive to work as well as it could be an attempt to commonized working class.

Marxist theory of communism derived from the ideas displayed by socialism. The mass of the population is controlled by a small elite. Sinclair is a believer in socialism and Jur is is a member of the party. Fortunately for today’s workforce, the idea and the potential threat of socialism was extinguished before it could make a lasting mark of American society. “The Jungle” is a novel that casts a bad light on the U. S. , business and politics. It promotes the concept of socialism, emphasizing corruption in our America as it is, and make those who work under slave-like look, but the book did not mentions anything about capitalism vs. cialism benefit, it was a one-sided debate.

The Jungle’s fame was not gain from the advertisement for socialism. What brings this book to it fame right now was the detail about the horrors of the meat packing industry. Workers were forced to work from before sunrise until sunset. In the preserved meat factory, it’s never dry. Workers will begin terrible foot disease, causing them to lose toes and even entire foot. The meat will be forced to move with blinding speed, often cutting themselves. Even if they were injured they still have to continue to work, or they could lose their jobs.

Typically, these wounds will become infected, and if not treated right away they’re could die from the infection. These are some of the examples to show how the conditions are just flat out terrible, and open the readers’ eyes with vivid descriptions. Throughout American history, people who have challenged themselves with a cause at least some major control issues present in their lives. Upton Sinclair is one of the influential people. This book stressed that working conditions need to improve for industrial workers and show capitalism’s faults. Sinclair achieves their goals in promoting socialism with stories of Jur s Rudkus and family.

By describing the harsh system where workers have been consumed by, Sinclair discovered mistakes in capitalism, socialism and vice versa improve. At the end of the book, Sinclair shows the reader how to solve the problem of capitalism by replacing it with socialism. Socialist Party is promoted in the book as an international political party will solve all the problems of the world. Each member of the party spoke of “the socialist revolution,” when the entire planet will become socialist. The book did not mention socialism failure, note even once. It even declared socialism will control the country in 1912.

Socialism is a more practical system that had been displayed by Sinclair through the fact the Jurgis had join the Socialist Party and dedicated to improving the working environment around him. Although many people think that their goal Sinclair muckraking in the meat-packing industry, he has focused on a much bigger problem. After Sinclair claims backs the others, many changes have been made to the food industry. In addition, his main goal in promoting socialism has achieved such a large socialist party. Clearly, Sinclair managed to “kill two birds with one stone. “

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